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Portsmouth Super Stops
Bus stops are where most journeys begin, when they feel unsafe, inaccessible or neglected, confidence in the whole bus network suffers.
A roadside renaissance, built through partnership
Bus shelters are often treated as functional assets but for passengers, they are the first point of contact with public transport. When they feel unsafe, unclear or uncared for, confidence in the entire network is undermined before the journey even begins.
Through a close partnership between Portsmouth City Council and Bauer Media Outdoor Portsmouth is reimagining what a bus stop can be, creating spaces that feel safer, more accessible, more connected and more worthy of the communities they serve.
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A shared ambition for better journeys
Portsmouth’s transport ambition is clear: to make public transport a confident, reliable and appealing choice for more people, more often. Backed by the Department for Transport’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and a wider £53m investment, the city set out to modernise its bus network not just through routes and services, but through the everyday infrastructure passengers rely on.
This meant asking a simple but powerful question: What if bus stops were designed around people, not just vehicles? The answer became the Super Stops programme a new benchmark for bus shelter design that puts passenger experience, accessibility and sustainability at the heart of the network.
A shared ambition for better journeys
Portsmouth’s transport ambition is clear: to make public transport a confident, reliable and appealing choice for more people, more often. Backed by the Department for Transport’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and a wider £53m investment, the city set out to modernise its bus network not just through routes and services, but through the everyday infrastructure passengers rely on.
This meant asking a simple but powerful question: What if bus stops were designed around people, not just vehicles?
The answer became the Super Stops programme a new benchmark for bus shelter design that puts passenger experience, accessibility and sustainability at the heart of the network.
Raising standards across the whole city
Alongside the Super Stops, Portsmouth is delivering a citywide refresh of its existing bus shelter estate through our Revive program, ensuring the benefits of investment are felt consistently across the network.
Rather than replacing infrastructure unnecessarily, Revive focuses on refurbishment, reuse and lifecycle thinking, extending the life of shelters by up to 10 years and achieving a 94% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to manufacturing new shelters.
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